Involving Service Users in Social Work Education, Research and Policy - A Comparative European Analysis

Based on the results of a European Social Fund project, this book critically appraises the benefits and challenges of involving service users in social work research, practice and education.

About the author

Kristel Driessens is Professor of Social Work at the University of Antwerp and Head of the Centre of Expertise Strength-based Social Work at the Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences. She is coordinator of Bind-Kracht, a collaboration between service users living in poverty, lecturers and researchers, providing educational programmes for social workers.

Vicky Lyssens-Danneboom is Senior Researcher in Qualitative Social Work Research at the Centre of Expertise Strength-based Social Work and Lecturer in the social work and socio-educational care work programmes at the Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences.

Summary

Based on the results of a European Social Fund project, this book critically appraises the benefits and challenges of involving service users in social work research, practice and education.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kristel Driessens (Editor), Kristel (Karel de Grote University College Driessens (Editor), Vicky Lyssens-Danneboom (Editor), Vicky (Karel de Grote University College Lyssens-Danneboom (Editor)
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9781447358336
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-5833-6
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 156 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 422 g
• Illustrations: 4 Tables, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
• Series: Research in social work
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories